Algoma Public Health

Chapter 6 - Infectious Diseases & Environmental Health

Cases of invasive pneumococcal disease jumped to 54 cases in 2023 from 16 cases in 2019, causing the rate of infection to significantly rise in Algoma as compared to Ontario.
In early 2022, COVID-19 cases peaked in Algoma, resulting in increased illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths.
Case count (#44) of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) disease in 2023 was the highest it has been in 10 years.
A significant rise in food-borne illness was observed in Algoma in 2023. The rate of infection in Algoma (49.2 per 100,000) was higher than Ontario (44.0 per 100,000) and NE PHUs (39.5 per 100,000).